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Monday
Apr292019

The machines are coming for the lawyers

• DateMonday, April 29, 2019

Man and machines ... Luddites in the election ... The computer is trying to fly the Boeing 737 Max ... But when the crunch comes you need an experienced human being ... Now it's computer generated government decisions ... How are machine-made decisions reviewable? ... Justice Melissa Perry on digital pathways to decision making ... Procrustes looks at what seems like a high-speed tech wreck 

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Friday
Apr262019

No names, no pack drill

• DateFriday, April 26, 2019

Pseudonym order granted to prominent lawyer and pillar of society accused of jilting his extra mural lover ... Salacious claims ... Embarrassment ... Trespass to the body ... Battery ... Nervous shock ... Jane Doe v XYZ in the Vic Supremes ... Janek Drevikovsky reports 

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Wednesday
Apr242019

The Hate Report

• DateWednesday, April 24, 2019

Hateful business ... Post-Christchurch ... Post-Colombo ... Australia starved of nationwide information and data about the extent of hate crimes ... Lack of a strategic approach by law enforcement, even as abuse of minorities is rising ... USA and UK comparisons ... Janek Drevikovsky gets to grips with the problem of assembling a national database of hatred, harassment and threats 

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Tuesday
Apr232019

A long, slow burn

, • DateTuesday, April 23, 2019

Burning is not a doco about global warming ... It captures the urban and rural reality of South Korea ... A languid and intriguing film where things are never quite what they seem ... Burning greenhouses and mystery cats ... Disparity and enigma ... Miss Lumière at the cinema 

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Monday
Apr222019

Broke litigants should cough-up

• DateMonday, April 22, 2019

Costs for impecunious Don Dale prisoners ... Use of tear gas to quell rioting youngsters ... NT appeal judges reverse themselves on awarding costs against impecunious litigants and, in the process, preempt a High Court appeal from the territory on the very same topic ... Top End law 'n' order ... Buffalo Bruce reports 

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Monday
Apr152019

Rush: a parallel universe

• DateMonday, April 15, 2019

A gaping hole in the Rush defamation case ... Evidence available to support the truth defence about "scandalously inappropriate behaviour" ... Judge decides witness should not called ... Tendency evidence ... Case management more important than the truth ... Suppression order remains in place ... Rush's victory rings hollow 

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Saturday
Apr132019

How to win friends and become a judge 

• DateSaturday, April 13, 2019

All in the family ... Great speech at the Free Willy show ... Judicial appointment in the mail ... Temple of Federal Justice on hold ... ALRC family law recommendations and their political implications ... A letter from Perth 

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Thursday
Apr112019

Know who your client is

• DateThursday, April 11, 2019

You are the lawyer ... Sydney property drama ... Solicitor who didn't realise party to the sale of a property was also his client ... Duty of care was owed ... Retainer ... NSW Court of Appeal lays down the law on requirement for lawyers to "step outside" a matrimonial dispute ... Gabrielle Hunter reports 

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Thursday
Apr112019

Melissa Davey

• DateThursday, April 11, 2019

Melissa Davey is the ace reporter from The Guardian who covered the Pell trial from beginning to end ... Compassionate, driven and intense ... Book under steam ... Journalism and the meaning of life ... Plenty of gluten for her last meal ... A questing spirit is On The Couch 

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